The team demonstrated that cell sex considerably influenced
cellular uptake of nanoparticles and found that cells from men and women responded differently to reprogramming techniques used to enhance the ability of the cells to differentiate into a greater variety of cell types.
«While nanoparticle shape has been shown to impact
cellular uptake, the latest study shows that specific tissues can be targeted by controlling the shape of nanoparticles.
For instance, three scavenger receptor genes were suggested to facilitate
the cellular uptake of carotenoids in the adductor muscles of orange - adductor Yesso scallop [13].
Apart from the various biomedical applications of nanomaterials, especially in cancer therapy,
cellular uptake of nanoparticles is a key factor in recent years for efficient drug delivery applications.
The bioconjugate and unmodified QD treatments (the control) were tested for
cellular uptake and cytotoxicity in MCF7 (cancerous) and MCF - 10A (comparison) cell cultures.
Functionalisation of silver nanoparticles with monosaccharides modulates
their cellular uptake and toxicity.
Observed toxicity was strongly correlated with intracellular oxidative stress, measured as protein carbonylation, but not to
cellular uptake.
9:45 — 10:15 Filippo Mancia (Columbia Uni) The molecular mechanisms underlying
cellular uptake of vitamin A
(ii) the carbohydrates on the surface can serve as targeting molecules and trigger
cellular uptake via specific receptors or mediate specific cellular responses [10].
Here, we discuss the toxicity and
the cellular uptake of different silver nanoparticles functionalized with citrate, three different monosaccharides as well as ethylene glycol on two different cell lines.
Carbohydrate coating on silver nanoparticles modulates both oxidative stress and
cellular uptake, but mainly the first has an impact on toxicity.
Quantitative evaluation of
cellular uptake and trafficking of plain and polyethylene glycol - coated gold nanoparticles.
Nevertheless, little is still known about the influence of carbohydrates on the toxicity and
cellular uptake of nanoparticles.
It was found that toxicity correlates with oxidative stress rather than with
cellular uptake.
Toxicity correlated to oxidative stress but not to
cellular uptake.
Insulin functions include: Lowering blood glucose Promoting
cellular uptake of carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty acids Promoting fat storage (when at excessive levels) Insulin is a powerful anabolic hormone because it moves amino acids into muscle cells.
Glutamine both stimulates mTOR directly through the ARF1 pathway and indirectly by regulating
cellular uptake of leucine to stimulate mTOR through the RAG pathway.
Insulin assists with
cellular uptake of glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body for energy.
Insulin promotes the efficient storage and use of glucose molecules by controlling their transport across cell membranes, permitting
cellular uptake and metabolism of glucose.
Throughout my career I have demonstrated successful Successfully designed and implemented bioassay and cell culture automation strategies, novel
cellular uptake and substrate depletion assay methodologies in the pharmaceutical industry.
Successfully designed and implemented bioassay and cell culture automation strategies, novel
cellular uptake and substrate depletion assay methodologies.
Not exact matches
Peptides can bind to targets on a cell (usually receptors or enzymes that are themselves proteins) and so regulate
cellular functions such as nutrient
uptake or communication between cells.
The team also showed that the
cellular process macropinocytosis, which participates in cell scavenging nutrients and vesicles, contributes to exosomes
uptake in cancer cells with mutant KRAS.
«By offering the distinct advantage of subcellular resolution and avoiding the undesirable influence of fluorescent dyes, we believe our technique can complement FDG in clinical PET imaging for visualizing glucose
uptake activity at the
cellular level,» says the lead author Fanghao Hu, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry.
To image glucose
uptake activity at the
cellular level, glucose analogues labeled with fluorescent dyes have been developed.
Due to the major importance of iron in a wide variety of
cellular processes, and the harm caused by its uncontrolled accumulation in the body, its
uptake and storage is strictly regulated.
Copper is an essential cofactor for enzymes involved in diverse
cellular processes, including oxidative metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis, free radical detoxification, and iron
uptake.
After graduating, Clara moved to the UK to work as a Research fellow with Prof John Findlay at the University of Leeds, working mainly with Lipocalins and their
cellular receptors, identifying structural binding / transport motifs and investigating the physiological link between vitamin A
uptake and Type 2 Diabetes.
«That issue starts at the
cellular - molecular level, with the actual testing and the understanding that biologists have of the pathology of colorectal cancer and diagnosis of colorectal cancer, all the way to the community
uptake of that screening.»
Testosterone stimulates
cellular amino acid
uptake and protein synthesis in muscles by interacting with the DNA, as well as increasing muscle fiber site neurotransmitters.
Testosterone stimulates growth hormone responses that enhance skeletal muscle
cellular amino acid
uptake
Insulin binds to many cells in the body having appropriate receptors for the peptide hormone and causes a general
uptake in
cellular glucose.
A second set of
cellular level events involves
uptake of iodine into thyroid cells by a protein referred to as the sodium - iodide symporter (and abbreviated as «NIS,» where the «N» comes from «Na,» which is the scientific abbreviation for the element sodium).
A person may feel unwell initially on this type of diet but the all important
uptake of potassium will slowly improve at the
cellular level.
Twelve - hour exposure of 3T3 - L1 adipocytes to H (2) O (2) or TNF - alpha resulted in the increase of c - Jun NH (2)- terminal kinase (JNK) activation and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) serine 307 phosphorylation, concomitantly with the decrease in insulin - stimulated IRS1 tyrosine phosphorylation and
cellular glucose
uptake.
PEMF uses electrical energy to direct a series of magnetic pulses through injured tissue, and each magnetic pulse induces a tiny electrical signal that stimulates
cellular repair by upregulating a tissue repair protein called «heat shock protein» and also by increasing the
uptake of oxygen and nutrients into tissue.
The rapid repetitive contractions occur all the way down to the
cellular level, causing a more permeable
cellular wall allowing increased
uptake of oxygen and nutrients.